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Bombilla
Bombilla
Bombilla

Bombilla

Artist Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Place madeChile, South America
MediumMetal (silver)
Dimensions7 1/2 × 13/16 in. (19 × 2 cm)
ClassificationsFood Service T&E
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.45
Object numberA.1974.19.45
DescriptionHollow tube with two pairs of cast bird figures and incised designs. The strainer is cast and resembles a shell with several holes drilled into it. The tubular straw complements the mate.
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Collections
Mate cup and bombilla
Artist unrecorded
Early 20th century
Figurative mate cup, bombilla
Artist unrecorded
19th century
Mate cup and bombilla
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th - early 20th century
Mate Cup
Artist unrecorded
Early 19th century
Mate set
Sergio Fiorentino
2011
Container, food
Artist unrecorded
ca 1950
Mate Cup
Artist unrecorded
Early 19th century
Mate cup and bombilla
Sergio Fiorentino
2011
Mate Cup
Artist unrecorded
19th century
Bombilla
Artist unrecorded
2011
Salt and pepper shakers
Artist unrecorded
1970s